Rail-joint



` (No Model.)

S. B. KINARD, J. B. MGKINLEY 85 J. R.- THAXTON.

` RAIL JOINT.

` `1 Io.413,857. Patented 0013.29.1889.

V UNITED ST TEs PATENT OFFICE.

STEVEN BARTOW .KINARD, JAMES B. MCKINLEY, AND JAMES R. THAXTON, i i oF TOWALIGA, GEORGIA.

- i y RAIL-JOINT.

" SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,857, dated October 29, 1889.

` Application filed June 151889. Serial No. 314.223. (No model) To aZZ whom 't may concrn: i p Beitknown that we, 'STEVEN BARTOW KIN- ARD, JAMES 'By MCKINLEY, and JAMES R. r i THAXTQN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Towaliga, in the county of Butts and 1 State of Georgia-,have invented a new and useful Rai1- Joint,` of which the following is a speeification. p i Our invention relates to improvements in i o rail-joints; and it consists in certain novei i\ features hereinafter deseribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a o v Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinai section.

i In carrying out our invention, we employ 4 a chair A, providedwith flanges orwails a at its side edges, and the said walis are provided o on their inner faces with the longitudinal v zo grooves A'. At or'near its 'center theehair is provided with the transverse bolt-holes a',

as shown. The rails B B are seated in the chair, and the fianges b at the base of the 1\ rails engage the longitudinal grooves A', and

i 2 5 thereby holdthe railsiwithinthe chair; The

-rails are provided with `'longitudnal Slots B' 4 i near their ends, through which and the bolt- `holes a' in the flanges of the chair the secur- `o cured to the ties by means of spikesD driven i through the eorn'ers ofthe chair, and extensile springs E are Secured to the spikes and V the flan'ges of the rails, as clearly shown. By a the use of these springs the rails will be firmly held together, and the, enlargement of the space between the` ends of therails will to a large degree beprevented. g

a perspeetive View of our improved rail-joint. i

1 ing-bolts C C are passed. The chair is se-' From the foregoing description it will be 'seen that We have provided a rail-joint which is eonposed of very few parts and is very simple in its Construction. The ends of the raiis Will he secureiy held together, and the eontraction and expanson of 'the rails will not cause any breaking or bending of the securing-bolts, as the longitudinal slots in the rails allow the rails to move over the bolts without affecting the same. The rails are prevented from rising by the chair, and the track will be firm and substantial. 4

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv 1. The conbination of the chair, the rails seeured thereinyand the springs secure'd to the chair and the raiis, as set forth.

i 2. The conbnation of the chair having vertical fianges at its side edges, the raiis fitting in the chair and having longitudinal slots, the bolts Secured in the fianges of the chair and passing through the longitudinal slots of the rails, and the springs having their opposite ends secured to the rails and the chair,

as setforth. w

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own We have hereto affix'ed our sign atures in presence of two witnesses.

W itnesses:

J OSEPH J oLLY, J AMEs F. CARMICHAEL. 

